America piles pressure on PM Abiy ETHIOPIA | THE INDEPENDENT | On Nov.05, most international news agencies carried one major story about developments in the war in Ethiopia. ‘Nine Ethiopian factions to form alliance against government,’ proclaimed the media agencies. Most listed only the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), a splinter …
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Planning authority warns 4.5 million learners might never return to school Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Planning Authority-NPA has projected that over 30 per cent out of the 15 million learners that were in schools before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Uganda are likely not to return to …
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African Leaders demand compensation for protecting the world’s carbon sinks ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | African leaders, business executives, and climate change activists have stressed the need for financial resources to be mobilized to ensure that the African continent restores and protects its critical ecosystems which are critical in sucking …
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Windhoek, Namibia | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Netball Team, She Cranes have been crowned Champions of the African Pent series 2021 in Windhoek, Namibia. Uganda had another good performance against hosts Namibia winning all quarters played, in the final game Friday. The first quarter ended 16-10 before adding …
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Diplomats tight-lipped as ‘emergency’ is cited ANALYSIS | Ronald Musoke | The business community with French connections in Uganda spent several weeks planning for the visit of Franck Riester, France’s Minister for External Trade and Investment. Riester was scheduled for a two-day official tour of Uganda—a trip which the French …
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After ousting civilians, the military seeks to consolidate power and install a new government | MANAL TAHA AND JOSEPH TUCKER | On Oct.25, Sudan’s military detained the country’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and key civilian leaders, dissolved the government and declared a state of emergency. The coup, which has put …
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Looking behind emerging domestic terrorism COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Days after he reportedly blew himself up on a bus full of passengers headed to western Uganda from Kampala city, little is still known about Isaac Matovu; a 23-year old youth. The police say he has been a resident of …
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Lower Primary Learners, Semi Candidates to be prioritized when schools reopen Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports will give special attention to learners in lower primary and semi-candidates when schools reopen in January. Sources privy to the matter in the Ministry of Education says …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that schools and other sectors of the economy will re-open in January 2022 irrespective of whether people are vaccinated or not. Some of the sectors that have remained closed to date include educational institutions, bars, theatres and cinemas. Initially, President Museveni …
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✳ Curfew remains 7pm ✳ Schools Open in January ✳ 12 million vaccinations by December Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda has received adequate supplies of vaccines, and will have at least 12 million vaccinated by end of December. The focus will be on …
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